Basketball Page 479 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Bulls in attack mode with Trail Blazers up next
Ayo Dosunmu is staying aggressive when his opportunities arise, and the Chicago Bulls could not be more pleased....
Cavaliers look to adjust vs. Pacers minus Donovan Mitchell
Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is not the patient type, but he understands that playing through his left knee bone bruise isn't working....
Ohio State promotes Jake Diebler to head coach
Ohio State removed the interim tag from Jake Diebler's title on Sunday and named him as the 15th head coach of its basketball program....
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (hamstring) out vs. Suns
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the visiting Phoenix Suns due to a left hamstring injury....
Report: Central Arkansas to name John Shulman head basketball coach
Central Arkansas will name Alabama Huntsville head men's basketball coach John Shulman as its new head coach, The Field of 68 reported....
Celtics G Jaylen Brown (ankle) out vs. Wizards
The Boston Celtics ruled out guard Jaylen Brown for Sunday's road game against the Washington Wizards due to a right ankle sprain....
Heat F Jimmy Butler (foot) ruled out vs. Pistons
Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler has been ruled out for Sunday's game versus the host Detroit Pistons due to a right foot contusion....
NC State win unlocks raise, extension for coach Kevin Keatts
North Carolina State's improbable Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament title triggered a contract extension and big raise for head coach Kevin Keatts....
Nets, with dim playoff hopes still alive, face Spurs
The Brooklyn Nets will look to make some headway in their attempt to move into a spot in the NBA postseason when they square off against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in Austin, Texas....
Celtics visit Wizards in meeting of NBA's best, worst teams
Teams at opposite ends of the NBA standings will meet Sunday evening when the Boston Celtics visit the Washington Wizards....
Wisconsin aims to cap storybook run vs. Illinois in Big Ten title game
Wisconsin finished the regular season on a down note by winning just three of 11 games....
Florida, No. 12 Auburn collide with SEC tournament title on line
When Florida hosted Auburn on Feb. 10, the Gators played one of their best games of the season and blew out the Tigers 81-65, establishing a 42-26 lead at the break and pushing the margin as high as 29 points in the second half....
Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Iowa State stifles No. 1 Houston in Big 12 final
Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points as No. 7 Iowa State dominated No. 1 Houston 69-41 Saturday night in the Big 12 tournament final in front of a largely partisan Iowa State crowd in Kansas City, Mo....
Report: Ohio State to elevate Jake Diebler to head coach
After guiding Ohio State to a 6-2 record when he took over the program in February, interim head coach Jake Diebler is expected to be named the Buckeyes' head coach, per an ESPN report Saturday night....
NBA roundup: Steph Curry lifts Warriors past Lakers in return
Stephen Curry scored 31 points in his return from a three-game absence and Klay Thompson added 26 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors earned a 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday....
Knicks flip switch in fourth, tackle Kings
Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks provided all the scoring during a score-flipping, fourth-quarter run and the New York Knicks' defense suffocated a fifth straight opponent for a 98-91 win over the host Sacramento Kings on Saturday night....
Mike Conley scores 25 in return to Utah as Wolves top Jazz
Mike Conley scored 25 points in his Salt Lake City return and Anthony Edwards scored 31 to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 119-100 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night....
Thanks to ‘NBA’ depth, UConn eyeing NCAA No. 1 overall seed
NEW YORK — Saturday's results broke exactly how they needed to for the defending national champions....
N’Faly Dante powers Oregon past Colorado for Pac-12 title
N'Faly Dante shot 12 of 12 from the floor en route to a game-high 25 points, and the fourth-seeded Oregon Ducks outlasted the third-seeded Colorado Buffaloes to win the final Pac-12 tournament championship, 75-68, on Saturday in Las Vegas....
Stephen Curry scores 31 in return as Warriors top Lakers
Stephen Curry scored 31 points in his return from a three-game absence and Klay Thompson added 26 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors earned a 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday....